Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

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